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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 976: Relating to parental rights in public education and prohibiting certain instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity; authorizing a civil penalty.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 976 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to parental rights in public education and prohibiting certain instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity; authorizing a civil penalty. Primary sponsor: Steve Toth (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 6, 2025): Referred to Public Education.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve TothPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Janis HoltCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Keresa RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Public Education
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source